said on Saturday this lad grows with confidence each and every game. Looks solid at the back and always a goal threat. would just like to see his distribution picking up a little. Credit to the management team, it wasnt that long ago this lad was being sent back from Colchester for having such a nightmare, clearly a confidence player and for me player of the year.....

I know this sounds 'career negative' but I wonder if he was a bit premature giving his international future to New Zealand at such an early age. Perhaps that's made him what he is becoming now, who knows

With regard to what Popeye has commented, I think that vultures are normally interested in the dying, but I think I know what he means and I agree that it is a real fear that Smith and Cresswell will start to attract interest from Premiership clubs; without them the defence could start to deteriorate quite quickly.